All Her Secrets

Triston had just received a stern lecture from Branden, and he was finally behaving himself. Now Triston sat obediently beside Aidan. He kept sneaking glances in the direction of Branden.

Triston looked at Branden with curiosity. But he didn’t dare to size up Branden openly. He could only steal glances cautiously.

Although Triston had known for a while that Branden had taken an interest in Catherine, he hadn’t expected Branden to take action so swiftly.

In Triston’s view, Catherine looked incredibly youthful. Branden was quite audacious. Aidan noticed that Triston wasn’t touching his drink. Triston just sat there and gritted his teeth. Aidan found it oddly amusing.

Aidan poured two glasses of whiskey and handed one to Triston.

“Mr. Lambert, have a drink.”

Triston glanced down at the glass and realized it was whiskey. He instantly felt a bit nauseous. “Take it away. I don’t drink this stuff.”

Seeing his reaction, Aidan felt curious and couldn’t help but tease him. He asked playfully, “Oh, look who’s refusing a drink now? Mr. Duncan gave us a big surprise today. Did it inspire you to quit drinking, Mr. Lambert?”

Triston had no intentions of quitting drinking. He was just still shaken by yesterday’s events. Watching Aidan take big gulps of drink, Triston shook his head in resignation and said seriously, “Aidan, it’s okay to drink less. Drinking too much can lead to trouble.”

After saying this, Triston stood up and walked out of the private room. Aidan was thoroughly puzzled. He had no idea what was going on. Aidan stared blankly in the direction Triston had left. He muttered to himself, “Have they all gone crazy?”

Catherine sat beside Branden. Branden was concerned that she might be bored. He placed some hazelnuts in front of her.

shells were tough and required a special

To enjoy them, one had to

that no one was singing and few people were drinking. He silently lamented how age seemed to take a toll

sneered. ” Haha. Aidan, why would you invite us when you’re financially comfortable

other for so many years and played every trick in the book. Branden was simply a monster in everything he did. No

formidable Branden was. But with Branden here, they couldn’t

Branden with her clear,

a fragrance wafted gently toward Branden. She asked,

cynical smile.

Aidan, and the others couldn’t help but feel a twinge of exasperation. They thought inwardly, “Branden is truly something else. He can spin tales in front of

for so many years and never gained the upper hand in any

was a master at bluffing. Catherine didn’t need to guess. She could tell from the amusement in

interest, he thought she might be keen. Then he asked, “Catherine, we’re as good as done for when Mr. Duncan plays cards. How

She

Catherine with enthusiasm and said, “You don’t need to know much. You play, and Mr. Duncan can be your backer. If you win, it’s yours. If you lose, it’s on Mr.

thought inwardly, “If I win, it’s my prize. If I lose, Branden covers it?” She wasn’t about to stoop to playing cards and having someone else foot the bill. Before Catherine could respond, Branden, seated

stared at him with a questioning look. But Branden gently looked at her with indulgence. He said, “I’m in a good

Triston, Aidan, and the others erupted joyfully. Triston clapped his hands dramatically and said, “I thought I’d never get a chance to dig money out of Mr. Duncan’s pockets in my lifetime. Little did I know that Catherine would bring us such a great

feel free to lose. If I win, I’ll give you half of the